by Noah Cohen
ncohen@bergenlivemedia.com
RIDGEFIELD PARK (Sept. 22, 2009) Police are searching for a stolen tractor-trailer truck, possibly with a man tied up inside, taken at knifepoint from 30 Bergen Turnpike in Ridgefield Park this afternoon, authorities said.
At 5:54 p.m. Ridgefield Park police received word from Fort Lee police that a man had reported escaping from a truck stolen in Ridgefield Park after being tied up by two suspects, according to Lt. Clifford Hamblen, of the Ridgefield Park police.
The victim told police he and the other truck operator were tied up by two men, one carrying a machete, as they waited outside for a message from their company dispatch, Hamblen said.
One victim was tied up in the truck’s sleep compartment and another was put in the trailer. The victim in the sleeper area was able to free his hands and jump from the truck on Fletcher Ave. in Fort Lee, according to Hamblen.
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Police said the victim tied up in the trailer is possibly still with the truck. The victim who escaped was being interviewed by police at the time of this report, according to Hamblen.
The truck was empty at the time of the robbery, Hamblen said.
A New Jersey State Police helicopter is assisting in the search, Sgt. Steven Jones, a state police spokesman said.
The truck has a California license plate of VP41970 and a black cab and a white trailer with yellow lettering reading “HEGARON,” police said.
Hamblen said the escaped victim was only able to see one suspect who is described as a dark-skinned Hispanic man, 6 feet 4 inches tall with a thin build and short black hair.
The victim who jumped suffered minor scrapes and scratches but was not seriously injured, Hamblen said.
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